RFK Jr. said health insurance providers have committed to making the prior authorization process easier. The practice often ...

Prior authorization refers to when medical providers have to get approval from insurers before performing a service. Patients ...

The voluntary changes focus on prior authorization, which means insurers require approval before covering medical care, a ...

In recent years, health insurers ramped up the practice of requiring doctors to get their approval before tests and ...

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as he and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Major insurers say they’ll ease up on the prior-authorization practice that can delay necessary care for patients.

Top officials in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are touting a multipronged effort from major payers to ...

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at health insurers' vows to improve prior authorization, Bell Labs’ IP ...

For many in long-term care, Monday’s announcement about voluntary prior authorization reforms reeks of unpleasant déjà vu.

HHS and health insurance plans announced commitments to streamline, simplify and reduce prior authorizations, ultimately ...

CMS is encouraging health insurance companies to change their prior-authorization systems. Roughly 80% of Americans will be affected by the change.